1983 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1983 Jack Murphy Stadium
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1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Air Force	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	9	–	1
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach

. They finished with a record of two wins, nine losses and one tie (2–9–1, 1–6–1 WAC). This was the fewest wins for an Aztec team since they only won one in 1960, and they finished the year with seven straight losses.

Wide receiver

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 9–34	25,429	[4]
September 10	California*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–14	19,853	[5]
September 17	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 24–27	26,712	[6]
September 24	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 41–33	20,181	[7]
October 1	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	T 27–27	34,153	[8]
October 8	Long Beach State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 13–20	25,232	[9]
October 15	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 15–17	22,979	[10]
October 22	No. 18 BYU	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 12–47	20,515
October 27	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 10–28	14,275	[11]
November 12	Wyoming	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 21–33	14,530	[12]
November 19	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 14–34	15,143	[13]
December 3	No. 17 Air Force	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–38	8,444	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Sean McNanie	Defensive End	3	79	Buffalo Bills
Mike Saxon	Punter	11	300	Detroit Lions

The following finished their college career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[18]

Player	Position	First NFL Team
Jeff Spek	Tight End	1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Matt Long	Center	1987 Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Wells	Tight End	1987 San Francisco 49ers
Trent Collins	Defensive Back	1987 New York Jets

Team awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy)	Jim Sandusky
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)	Matt Long, Off Jeff Miller, Def
Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy	Matt Long, Off Thomas Carter, Def
Most Inspirational Player	Tim Delaney, Thomas Carter

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Notes

References

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4. ^ "Tulsa 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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6. ^ "Utah 1984 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
7. ^ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
8. ^ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
9. ^ 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
10. ^ Hank Wesch (October 16, 1983). "Colorado State Boots Aztecs in Final Seconds". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
11. ^ "Nevada Las Vegas 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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15. ^ "San Diego State 1983 Schedule". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
16. ^ ^{a b} "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
17. ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
18. ^ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.